The Holy Martyr Alexander Commemorated on May 26 The Holy Martyr Alexander was a dervish (a musselman begging monk) in the city of Soluneia (Thessalonika), but he converted to Christ. For a confession of Christian faith the Turks beheaded him in the city of Smyrna in the year 1794. © 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos. |
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